I went a little nutso at Whole Foods. Because we’re going camping with two other families. And it’s a well known fact that camping requires copious amounts of food. There must be meals. Snacks. Drinks. Grown-up drinks. Treats. We divvied up the shopping. So I bought three bags of marshmallows, two boxes of graham crackers, 12 bars of chocolate. I have three bags of chips. Three cucumbers, six peppers, a mammoth bag of baby carrots. I have two packs of sausages, two packs of hot dogs, two packs of buns. Let’s not discuss the wine. Just to be sure there was enough, I bought a bag of cheesy popcorn and a bag of kettle corn. Throw in some cereal bars for kids who don’t want to eat anything else. And some apples. Which will only be eaten with chocolate peanut butter. And I’d like to grill up some bananas. Two boxes of cereal. Juice for the morning. Coffee and milk.
Of course, the other two families are also bringing food.
Which would be fine if we were going for a week. But we will be camping for a whopping 36 hours. In a state forest that has potable water. And is about a fifteen minute drive to a convenience store. And it’s supposed to thunderstorm. So the trip might be a mere 18 hours.
And it’s not like I have a working oven to make s’mores at home. Can you toast marshmallows over a gas range? I have a hunch I might be finding out…
